What America Is Thinking Natural Gas Exports May 2014 Created for: American Petroleum Institute Presented by: Nielsen Interviewing: May 15 19, 2014 Respondents: 1,000 Registered Voters Method: Telephone Sample: Random Digit Dial Weighting: Results are weighted to be representative of registered voters. Sampling Error: +/- 3% at 95% confidence
Q1. In general, do you think things in the nation are headed in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track? Wrong track 60% Right direction 27% Not sure 13% Q2. In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that Barack Obama is doing as President? Disapprove 50% Approve 39% Don't Know/Refused 11% Q3. In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that Congress is doing? Disapprove 76% Approve 12% Don't Know/Refused 12% Q4. How familiar are you with U.S. industries, manufacturers and farmers exporting goods and products to other countries? Familiar (NET) 58% Very familiar 13% Somewhat familiar 45% Not Familiar (NET) 40% Not very familiar 26% Not at all familiar 14% Don't Know/Refused 2%
Q5. Do you [ROTATE: support or oppose] the exporting of products and resources from the U.S. to foreign buyers? And is that strongly or somewhat [support/oppose]? Support (NET) 65% Strongly support 29% Somewhat support 36% Neither support nor oppose 3% Oppose (NET) 25% Somewhat oppose 14% Strongly oppose 11% Don't Know/Refused 7% Q6. How familiar are you with the fact that the United States is now the number one producer of natural gas in the world, and our country has a 100-year supply of natural gas? Familiar (NET) 67% Very familiar 31% Somewhat familiar 36% Not Familiar (NET) 31% Not very familiar 17% Not at all familiar 14% Don't Know/Refused 2%
Q7. Agree/Disagree: Exporting natural gas helps create jobs here in the U.S. Agree (NET) 70% Strongly agree 40% Somewhat agree 30% Disagree (NET) 22% Somewhat disagree 12% Strongly disagree 10% Don't Know/Refused 6% Q8. Agree/Disagree: Exporting natural gas helps keep energy dollars here in the U.S. rather than being sent to other regions of the world. Agree (NET) 66% Strongly agree 37% Somewhat agree 29% Disagree (NET) 23% Somewhat disagree 12% Strongly disagree 11% Don't Know/Refused 9% Q9. Agree/Disagree: Exporting natural gas helps reduce America s trade deficit with other countries. Agree (NET) 60% Strongly agree 29% Somewhat agree 31% Disagree (NET) 27% Somewhat disagree 15% Strongly disagree 12% Don't Know/Refused 12%
Q10. Agree/Disagree: Exporting natural gas is good for the U.S. economy. Agree (NET) 67% Strongly agree 37% Somewhat agree 30% Disagree (NET) 23% Somewhat disagree 11% Strongly disagree 12% Don't Know/Refused 7% Q11. Agree/Disagree: Exporting natural gas helps strengthen America s energy security by making the U.S. a major supplier in the world s energy market. Agree (NET) 64% Strongly agree 35% Somewhat agree 29% Neither agree nor disagree 1% Disagree (NET) 28% Somewhat disagree 12% Strongly disagree 16% Don't Know/Refused 7%
DEMOGRAPHICS Gender Male 47% Female 53% Age 18-24 4% 25-34 11% 35-49 25% 50-64 28% 65+ 30% Don't know/refused 3% Education Less than high school 8% High school graduate 26% Some college 22% Associate's degree 9% College graduate 22% Post-graduate 12% Don't know/refused 2% Party ID Republican 25% Strong Republican 14% Not-so-strong Republican 10% Democrat 35% Strong Democrat 25% Not-so-strong Democrat 9% Independent 27% Lean Republican 10% Lean Democrat 7% Do not lean either way 8% Other 7% Not sure 6%
Political Ideology Conservative (NET) 54% Very conservative 22% Somewhat conservative 32% Neither 5% Liberal (NET) 32% Somewhat liberal 20% Very liberal 12% Don't Know/Refused 9% Race/Ethnicity White 68% Black or African American 12% Hispanic 9% Asian or Pacific Islander 2% Native American or Alaskan Native 2% Mixed Race 0% Some other race 3% Don't know/refused 4% Urbanicity Rural 33% Urban 21% Suburban 41% Don't know/refused 5% Income Under $5,000 1% $5,000 but less than $10,000 3% $10,000 but less than $15,000 3% $15,000 but less than $20,000 4% $20,000 but less than $25,000 3% $25,000 but less than $30,000 5% $30,000 but less than $35,000 2% $35,000 but less than $40,000 4% $40,000 but less than $50,000 6% $50,000 but less than $60,000 8% $60,000 but less than $75,000 6% $75,000 but less than $80,000 4% $80,000 but less than $100,000 6% $100,000 or more 19% Don't know/refused 25%